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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
This portion of the fanfic will only tackle the split scene on the epilogue of Season 2's last episode. The pattern of the main fic will not in a way follow the one used here…
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PRE-FLIGHT: (Re-) Birth of the Brave
The Northeastern coast of the American continent… It is said that a lot of the top thinkers from the former Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations would migrate here, somewhere in a remote, undisclosed location in the Pacific coast of Canada.
There, they take the hard-earned opportunity to escape the rigors of work in the laboratories, research facilities, or engineering centers. In some cases, they would consider it as their third home away from everything else.
Not for a certain engineer named Billy Katagiri, though…
Ever since the war ended in 2312, his exoneration from his previous involvement with A-Laws by the current Earth Sphere Federation government was, surprisingly, just a mere bonus for him. Deep inside was a continuously-flourishing drive to continue his work in Mobile Suit development, particularly the advancements in GN Drive Technology.
Knowing him though, such task is not much of a mean feat in itself. After all, he owed a lot of his studies in understanding the science behind Celestial Being's GN Drives to his mentor, the late Ralph Eifman. But it was only upon his entry into the ranks of A-Laws, where he was given the resources and the freedom to push his research to its fullest potential. That pursuit finally bore fruit when he successfully devised a stable Trans-Am system for the GN Tau Drives, beginning with the GNX-U02X Masurao.
Right now though, he is more concerned about one other thing. With the data that he compiled and applied to the GN Tau Drives now fully utilized by the ESF Military through their refurbished GNX-IV's, where to go next?
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At a small cottage in one of Canada's ex-Union base located in the Pacific coast, he had begun to immerse himself in study. Day in, day out, he would sit in front of no less than three computer screens developing what would be the future of MS combat. Sadly, he struggled with churning out the right ideas.
Then, it hit him. He already had the concept in the first place, all he needed to do was put the pieces together in such a way that it would not just work well within expectations, but would definitely stand out as the new spearhead of the ESF Military.
About four months had passed, and the final touches to the new MS had been placed and polished. All that it needs now would be a new name.
Then an old friend showed up, leaning on the doorstep.
"I hope I'm not disturbing you or anything, Katagiri…"
Billy let off a light smile. "You're just in time, my friend. It's been quite a while since I last heard from you."
"Well, after that showdown with that young man, I figured I earned myself a proper retreat. Just to let me realize who or what I should surpass in the first place."
"After all the things we've been through as individuals, I could not think of a better solution than that."
"You're always quite compassionate with your words, you know that?"
"Yeah, so I'm told." Billy rose up from his seat and turned to the man he was talking to.
"Let me show you something interesting, Graham…"
True enough, the blonde man entered the room and was greeted to the blueprint and schematics for a brand new Mobile Suit.
"You did say that you would push the envelope of MS tech, but this may be your most ambitious yet."
"Well, you did mention to me before that in case that you'd go up against that Gundam pilot again, you'd want to defeat him in a Flag."
"I don't know. Ever since my last flight in the Susanowo, I felt that it is as far as one can take heart of the Flag to its absolute limit. I admit that even slapping on more than two drives on it won't give it that edge against the Gundam, more so that young man I dueled with."
"But that does not mean you'd give up on the legacy of the Flag already? Remember, it was the same machine that immortalized your name in the history of the Union military."
"I just don't think that it would be the same as the Flags I used to fly long before Celestial Being made their mark on history."
Billy then placed his hand on Graham's shoulder, as a sign of assurance.
"This I can attest, my friend. Once you get to fly this baby for the first time, it will be as if the spirit of the Flag Fighters, as well as those who believed in the capabilities of the Flag, has been reborn. And not just the Flag, but even those who once flew its predecessors and contemporaries will experience the same…"
"Well Katagiri, for once I will believe you. I'll give this beast a chance to rewrite history once more, just like old times."
"If that's the case, we will have to come up with a name for it now."
"There's no need for that. I've decided on that already…"
"That quickly?"
"Yeah. Its name should not just symbolize the passion of its creator, or its pilot, or the organization who commissioned it in the first place. As of this moment, its name shall symbolize the resolve of Humanity, in preserving and cultivating the peace that we finally gained after years of conflict. The name should pertain to its strong, unwavering spirit within, unbowed by any threat, unwilling to succumb to the limits, and unmatched in what it does best."
"And that name shall be…"
Graham calmly approached the main keyboard and typed the word on the blueprint.
"Brave."
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FLIGHT 1 COMING SOON…